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Boat strikes

This weekend, in Greece, many boats were not sailing due to a strike that the Pan-Hellenic Seamen’s Federation (PNO) had announced. It was a 48-hour nationwide strike. The Greek seamen are mainly protesting against a possible increase in their income tax. The measure is supposed to be part of the many decisions that need to be made in order to close the talks about the second bailout review for Greece. PNO has announced that the strikes might not stop here and next week more might occur. Contact your ticket office for more information if you are travelling.

For the first time in many years there is only one boat company making the voyage Skopelos-Volos and Skopelos-Mantoudi possible but unfortunately not every day. We need that connection everyday and not only in case of emergencies.